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FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Mc Carthy, AK · June 5, 2013

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Date
June 5, 2013 · 16:30 local
Place
Mc Carthy, AK
Airport
Mccarthy
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5965H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC13CA109
Reported as
Piper PA-16
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,200 total600 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N5965HRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Piper PA-16S/N 16-594 · Built 1949Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spoke with airman on 10 April 14. Accident occurred in June of 2013 but roc was not notified until April 2014. Airman was informed of "pilots bill of rights" (pbr).

On or about 23 June 2013 the airman wrecked his red and black 1949 Piper clipper PA-16, N5965H. The crash sight is approximately 20MILES east of Mccarthy Airport (pamx)

Airman stated that the "weather was beautiful and I had a great spot just outside of Mccarthy. Good winds in. Landed and had a great hike, then took off.

Took off on approximately 1000' gravel bar, takes about 700'-800' normally to take off.

I was on the backside of the power curve just airborne and the winds died. The aircraft settled, I was just out of ground effect and the mains caught some brush, then the wing caught a tree and I went down. Every surface got 'wacked'."

Airman stated he hurt his right hand & cut a finger. Minor injuries.

He called the local fss (kenai and was "flown out"

Wrangell-st elias park service was notified and given details privacy data omitted

Airman drug the aircraft up on bank and tarped it up.

He went in with snow machines much later and took it all out. (Rangers reported "early March"

"No harm no foul, I figured, until I heard about the camera crew. All they really got was photos of blue tarp."-airman stated.

He wants to renew registration of the aircraft since "he had it since he started flying at 18. (Sentimental value) FAA looked at it a while back and mentioned it hadn't had any mechanic look at it in over ten years. I did all the work on the airplane." (Verified he is not, never was, an A&P)

His friend had a few pictures he willl provide.

He verified he did receive the letter from the FAA regarding the registration.

Tv crew from the discovery channel has photo's/videos of the crashed aircraft and the airman removing it.

Executive producer: phone: privacy data omitted (freelance photographer for discovery channel)

A contact from the company called me and gve me a number for footage release.

Airman informed me of a crash he had in kodiak 15 March 2010.

National park service provided inspector with a short statement from the day of the event.

It clarified some details not provided from the airman. Kenai fss was never notified but the ranger was told by the airman that he would notifiy the FAA. The aircraft was removed approx. 15 March.

As the FAA filed it

SPOKE WITH AIRMAN ON 10 APRIL 14. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 2013 BUT ROC WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL APRIL 2014. AIRMAN WAS INFORMED OF "PILOTS BILL OF RIGHTS" (PBR).

ON OR ABOUT 23 JUNE 2013 THE AIRMAN WRECKED HIS RED AND BLACK 1949 PIPER CLIPPER PA-16, N5965H. THE CRASH SIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 20MILES EAST OF MCCARTHY AIRPORT (PAMX)

AIRMAN STATED THAT THE "WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL AND I HAD A GREAT SPOT JUST OUTSIDE OF MCCARTHY. GOOD WINDS IN. LANDED AND HAD A GREAT HIKE, THEN TOOK OFF.

TOOK OFF ON APPROXIMATELY 1000' GRAVEL BAR, TAKES ABOUT 700'-800' NORMALLY TO TAKE OFF.

I WAS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE POWER CURVE JUST AIRBORNE AND THE WINDS DIED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, I WAS JUST OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND THE MAINS CAUGHT SOME BRUSH, THEN THE WING CAUGHT A TREE AND I WENT DOWN. EVERY SURFACE GOT 'WACKED'."

AIRMAN STATED HE HURT HIS RIGHT HAND & CUT A FINGER. MINOR INJURIES.

HE CALLED THE LOCAL FSS (KENAI AND WAS "FLOWN OUT"

WRANGELL-ST ELIAS PARK SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED AND GIVEN DETAILS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AIRMAN DRUG THE AIRCRAFT UP ON BANK AND TARPED IT UP.

HE WENT IN WITH SNOW MACHINES MUCH LATER AND TOOK IT ALL OUT. (RANGERS REPORTED "EARLY MARCH"

"NO HARM NO FOUL, I FIGURED, UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE CAMERA CREW. ALL THEY REALLY GOT WAS PHOTOS OF BLUE TARP."-AIRMAN STATED.

HE WANTS TO RENEW REGISTRATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SINCE "HE HAD IT SINCE HE STARTED FLYING AT 18. (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) FAA LOOKED AT IT A WHILE BACK AND MENTIONED IT HADN'T HAD ANY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT IN OVER TEN YEARS. I DID ALL THE WORK ON THE AIRPLANE." (VERIFIED HE IS NOT, NEVER WAS, AN A&P)

HIS FRIEND HAD A FEW PICTURES HE WILLL PROVIDE.

HE VERIFIED HE DID RECEIVE THE LETTER FROM THE FAA REGARDING THE REGISTRATION.

TV CREW FROM THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL HAS PHOTO'S/VIDEOS OF THE CRASHED AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRMAN REMOVING IT.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: PHONE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER FOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL)

A CONTACT FROM THE COMPANY CALLED ME AND GVE ME A NUMBER FOR FOOTAGE RELEASE.

AIRMAN INFORMED ME OF A CRASH HE HAD IN KODIAK 15 MARCH 2010.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROVIDED INSPECTOR WITH A SHORT STATEMENT FROM THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

IT CLARIFIED SOME DETAILS NOT PROVIDED FROM THE AIRMAN. KENAI FSS WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BUT THE RANGER WAS TOLD BY THE AIRMAN THAT HE WOULD NOTIFIY THE FAA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED APPROX. 15 MARCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC13CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGlennallen, AKThe pilot's loss of control during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with trees.Jun 5, 2013 · Substantial damage

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